Updatable personalized talking device

• US 20040073575A1
• Filed: 06/13/2003
• Published: 04/15/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: John Locke
• Original Assignee: John Locke
• Inventors: Locke, John
• Application Number:
  US10/460,159
• Publication Number:
  US 20040073575A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/104.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually

Abstract

The system has three main parts. The first is a service providing audio and visual data downloaded for the user. The service provides a library of audio files including words, phrases and complete stories. The database of audio files can be updated. The second component is a software application for a user'"'"'s computer. The application provides users with the software necessary to connect to the service, to provide personalizing information, select audio and visual files, purchase and download the files from the service. The third component is a device for playing the audio and visual files with the ability to display animated characters on a screen corresponding to the audio files being played. The screen has the ability to allow the user to color characters similar to a coloring book.

Claims

1. A system for providing personalized audio files, comprising:

a library of audio files,

a database of personalized information of users,

said personalized information for a particular user merged into an audio file selected by a user, and

a device for playing the personalized audio file.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said audio files are complete stories.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said audio files are words and phrases.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said device is a talking book

5. The system of claim 1, wherein said device is a toy.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein specific audio files are played in response to specific external stimulus applied to the toy.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising software enabling a user to access and download said audio files over the internet.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising a log manager recording activity for each user.

9. A method of creating personalized audio files, comprising:

providing a library of audio files

providing a database of personalized information for a plurality of users,

merging said personalized information for a particular user into said audio files, and

sending said personalized audio files to said particular user.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising accessing said library and downloading said audio files through the internet.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein merging said personalized information with said audio file before downloading.